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1. 51 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.7kReads9.5Score16.4k14d adds
2. 52 光 All Beings Beneath the Light 光遇众生 The Quiet Duke静谧的公爵Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing Adventure + high-IQ showdowns + suspicious, scheming characters + no female lead + ensemble cast + slow pace + revelations about the world’s truth, layer by layer (A Sky: Children of the Light fanfiction) After transmigrating into the world of Sky: Children of the Light, the Duke becomes a Light Child manipulated by the ancestors. “Go make an offering,” they say. “It is your supreme glory.” He believes them and fights his way forward with his companions, only to discover the horrifying truth aft 166Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A tragic novel derived from a game, well-written! The "bitterness" of this book lies in the fact that every choice leaves no other option. I recommend a sophisticated kind of "bitterness": not cruel for the sake of cruelty, but rather that everyone is walking the most rationally possible path to ruin. The protagonist sacrifices one to save a hundred, and those he saved, in turn, fear his ruthlessness; allies are forced to betray each other for self-preservation, both sides understand but can never go back. There are no purely evil people here, only a group of good people in a dark forest, holding torches yet burning each other. You can't blame anyone; you can only be suffocated by the immense, systemic sense of tragedy. Depressing yet profound.

3. 53 他 His or Her Infinite Reincarnation 他或者她的无限轮回 Star Silver Wing星银翼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse521k WordsCompleted [Charming Protagonist] + [Dark Worldview] + [Hellish Instances] + [No Romance] + [Apocalypse] + [Science-Fiction Worldview] + [Beautiful Characters] We were born from the dreams of technology, keeping watch between life and death! Exploring other worlds brought us endless technological breakthroughs, but also countless troubles? Our generation began in a state of drunken revelry and oblivion! Pioneers of UDA and WD colonization, buriers of the dead... (Apocalyptic World) + (Factions at War) + (S 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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   If you don't have a knife, you can just look at it directly.

4. 54 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score10714d adds

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   I wholeheartedly recommend this gentle yet poignant story. The writing is clean and delicate, without any dramatic or agonizing moments. The pain is hidden within the minutiae of everyday school life in a small town in the 1990s. The male protagonist, trapped by his own personality, repeatedly misses opportunities he should have grasped, letting love and chance slip away unnoticed. The knife slowly cuts into the heart; the more peaceful and uneventful the beginning, the more piercing the regret at the end. After finishing the book, the lingering aftertaste is unforgettable.

5. 55 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds

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   It looks good in the mid-to-late stages.

6. 56 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 342Reads—Score814d adds

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   I loved him for ten years, yet I was only fit to be her shadow. The first time I saw him, I was being chased and pushed into a fire. He rescued me from human traffickers, took off his coat and draped it over my shoulders, saying gently, "Girl, you are free." From that moment on, I knew I was destined to follow him for life. Not out of gratitude, but because—he was the first person who didn't want anything from me, but simply wanted me to live. I followed him across the country, accompanying him in his search for someone. For ten whole years. One year, his temples turned completely white overnight at the Anqing ferry crossing. Because someone told him that his wife had appeared there. He chased for three days and three nights, but the one he caught wasn't you. He squatted at the dock all night, and when I found him the next day, his temples were completely white. He never cried when he drank. When sober, he wouldn't shed a single tear. Only when drunk, lying alone on the inn's bed, calling out, "Butterfly, Butterfly, where are you, where are you?", Tears streamed from his eyes into the pillow. I wiped them away for him. He never knew. He bought the house in the south of the city. The courtyard was filled with gardenias, a swing was set up, and the children's room was furnished. Every year he went there, sitting alone in the empty courtyard, staring blankly at the gardenia tree. The flowers bloomed and withered, withered and bloomed again. You never came back. Later, he finally found her. She stood in the pavilion, wearing an elegant kimono, her eyes cold and aloof, like a figure from a painting. I stood outside the pavilion, suddenly feeling very small, very small—like a blade of grass by the roadside, looking up and seeing a flower blooming in the sky. I am illiterate, my hands are calloused from washing and cooking, and I wear faded coarse cloth clothes. But she, even the wrinkles on her cuffs are beautiful. No wonder. No wonder he missed her for so many years. That day, he knelt in front of the Yang family mansion for a whole day, exchanging all his wealth for betrothal gifts, just wanting her to come back. She refused. She spoke to him in broken Japanese, "Sir, you've mistaken me for someone else." When he came out, the light in his eyes had died. He walked past me without even seeing me. His eyes were always only for her. I rushed into the pavilion, knelt before her, and tearfully told her every word of the suffering he had endured over the years: his searching, his longing, his drunkenness, his insomnia, his gray hair. I asked for nothing else but for her to come back—if she would come back, I could leave. I could disappear completely. She just stood there, looking at me expressionlessly. Finally, in that broken tone, she coldly said, "If you love him, stay by his side. Warm him. Sooner or later he will feel your love and accept you." Then she turned and walked away, step by step. I knew she wasn't heartless. The blood from her fingernails had stained the lining of her sleeve. Like me, she was hiding her deepest pain behind the coldest expression. Later, he finally married me. On our wedding day, he drank heavily, becoming completely drunk. I helped him back to his room, and as he leaned on my shoulder, he kept calling her name. A year later, I gave birth to our daughter, and he named her Nian Die. Zhang Zhiming's daughter, Zhang Nian Die. At that moment, I understood. In his heart, I would forever be nothing more than a shadow of her. Nian Die, Nian Die. Unrequited love will never be reciprocated. Until his death, he carried the silver butterfly hairpin she had left behind. I stood before his grave, without weeping. I simply placed another hairpin—the one she wore last—with his. "You are finally reunited," I said. "She waited for you her whole life, and you waited for her your whole life. In the next life, don't miss each other again." And that exquisite crystal ball—the only gift he had personally chosen for her—I quietly placed in my daughter's swaddling clothes. Let Nian Die grow up with it; it was the only remaining tenderness her father had left in his life.

7. 57 雪 When Snow Falls on the Wedding Robe 雪落嫁衣时 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted When Snow Falls on the Bridal Robe 76Reads—Score414d adds

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   Dao Ziwen is here

8. 58 我 I've Come to Keep Our Appointment 我来赴约了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I’ve Come to Keep Our Appointment 7Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 59 两 Two Critical Condition Notices, One Boat Ticket, and an Elopement with No Tomorrow! 两张病危通知书，一张船票，和一场没有明天的私奔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Two critical condition notices, one boat ticket, and an elopement with no tomorrow! 727Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 60 我 I Trafficked Hell Bank Notes in 1934 我在1934年倒卖冥钞 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀16k WordsCompleted I Sold Hell Money in 1934 13Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 雪 Snow Falls, Soundlessly! 雪落，无声！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Snow falls, soundlessly! 98Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 62 我 I’m His Third Substitute 我是他的第三个替身 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I’m His Third Replacement 124Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 63 他 He Traded Heart for Heart 他以心换心 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted He Repays Heart with Heart 804Reads—Score1214d adds
14. 64 靛 Indigo Butterfly Bones 靛青蝶骨 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Indigo Butterfly Bones 298Reads—Score214d adds
15. 65 消 My Missing Mother, My Silent Grandfather, and the “Take Care of It” I Heard That Night 消失的母亲，沉默的爷爷，和那夜我听见的“处理” A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A mother who vanished, a grandfather who stayed silent, and the word “dispose of” that I heard that night 234Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 心 A Steadfast Heart, An Unfading Wind 心实，风不散 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Heart, an Unfading Wind 68Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 去 Seven Questions About Going to Cambodia??????? 去柬埔寨七大问？？？？？？？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Seven Big Questions About Going to Cambodia??????? 225Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 仙 The Immortal Realm Gossip Weekly 仙界八卦周刊 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted The Immortal Realm Gossip Weekly 44Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 师 Abbess, I’m Here! 师太，我来了！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Abbess, Here I Come! 554Reads—Score114d adds
20. 70 阿 Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ —Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 78Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 73 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 791Reads—Score414d adds
24. 74 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 734Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 75 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 212Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 76 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 366Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 花 Flowers Before Dusk in Spring 花欲暮春 The Little Author in the Blanket被窝里的小作者Modern Romance115k WordsOngoing Ji Xiaoyue was born in a fishing village and endured a difficult life. On the eve of her divorce at thirty-five, she looks back on the stories of family, friendship, and love that shaped her, from the innocence of youth to her entry into the workplace. The novel depicts the many thought-provoking realities of modern society, exposing the selfish, dark, and ugly sides of human nature while also expressing a yearning for selflessness, positivity, and kindness. This is an original full-length novel 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A skillfully crafted, deliberate narrative! A new contemporary romance masterpiece from 2025! From student life to the workplace, it reveals the essence of human nature and society, a book well worth your time and attention!

28. 78 杨 Willow, Sway Gently 杨柳，轻轻摇 Years in Books书中年月Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted I often ask myself how I can die meaningfully, but that’s only something I want to do, something I need to do. Now I want to ask this world: What meaning does death have? What meaning does life have? My mother passed away… She was my last remaining family… After that… Doctors from the hospital kept coming by... every few days, disturbing my life… I’m grateful that someone cares about me... but when it happens so often... it gets annoying… I’m not sic 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    That's definitely a female-oriented channel!

29. 79 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 79.3kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds
30. 80 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
31. 81 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
32. 82 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 26.4kReads9.1Score4.7k14d adds
33. 83 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 80.8kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds
34. 84 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
35. 85 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.5kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds
36. 86 好 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 30.4kReads9.5Score4k14d adds
37. 87 带 Bringing Poetry to the Tang Dynasty 带着诗词闯大唐 Piao Feng Zhi飘风知Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Poetry-Based Face-Slapping + Power-Play Wish Fulfillment + Romance Between Two Strong Leads] The moment he opens his eyes, office worker Wang Zhishun has a Jinwu Guard's blade at his throat and has become the Tang Dynasty's most wanted criminal! At death's door, he blurts out Xin Qiji's line, “I searched for her thousands of times in the crowd,” and the princess takes him back to her residence: “This poem is yours to give me, and your life belongs to me!” From then on, Chang'an 1.7kReads8.1Score10314d adds

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    The love story between the main character and the princess is too heartbreaking! I can't breathe!

38. 88 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.5kReads8.4Score14014d adds

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    A short story of 16 chapters. It's a tragic tale. A brutal, agonizing experience from beginning to end! Gu Zhen Huai'an, a dream of Huai'an, a fleeting joy. A story of someone who uses another as a substitute, only to be relentlessly tormented! Younger man/older woman relationship + substitute + wife-chasing drama + revenge against scumbags!

39. 89 温 I Completely Succumbed to the Gentle CEO's Advances 温柔女总裁攻势下，我彻底沦陷 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban172k WordsCompleted Lin Mushi is a wealthy heiress, the very picture of beauty and privilege. Unfortunately, she is still single at twenty-five and dreams of finding a romantic love of her own. While moving, she finds a notebook and meets Zhaosheng, a kind and upright firefighter. While preparing an animated film, she also meets Yu Chenghua, a handsome, aloof artist. The two men have completely different personalities and give her two entirely different experiences. The thrill of dating them both is beyond most peo 14.6kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds

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    Don't cry, come find me 😏😏😏

40. 90 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43.8kReads9.7Score4.6k14d adds
41. 91 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 168.8kReads9.8Score19.3k14d adds
42. 92 小 My Little Pony: Stone, Mello, and Empty Pockets 小马宝莉：石头，麦洛与空兜 Ku Er苦儿Anime Fanfiction200k WordsOngoing (Male protagonist, one heroine, no breaking up the original couple) “As Manhattan’s least cool thug, I have the best pet rock.” After a series of mishaps, Empty Pockets, a street kid roaming Manhattan, decides to move to Ponyville, turn over a new leaf, and start a new life in another world, or rather, a new pony life. He thinks moving was a brilliant idea, right up until he gets beaten black and blue by all manner of monsters and weirdos. In this fairytale world, he’ll make new friends and disc 1.1kReads8.5Score10314d adds

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    For adults, this isn't childish at all; the tear-jerking prose feels incredibly real. A story from another dimension can evoke such moving emotions. Please savor it carefully; you'll find that every chapter of this book is worth stopping your inner turmoil and truly calming your mind to feel its power...

43. 93 童 Fairy Tales Really Are Lies [Infinite] 童话故事果然是骗人的【无限】 red Foxred狐狸Two Male Leads636k WordsCompleted Cao You was just an ordinary office drone. One day, he fished a card out from under a door. It read: “Someone wants to kill you. Run!” He sneered. What kind of bored idiot would pull a prank like that? Until, eventually, he really did die... He transmigrated into an Infinite Flow game. Its utterly unremarkable name was “Fairy-Tale Town.” “Congratulations, User No. 222, you have entered Fairy-Tale Town,” a System voice announced. From then on, Cao You embarked on a one-way path, with no turning b 59Reads—Score—14d adds

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    For those experiencing a reading slump and preferring the infinite flow genre, head straight for *Fairy Tales Are Really Lies [Infinite]*! Ordinary office worker Cao You unexpectedly enters a terrifying fairy tale instance, where Little Red Riding Hood, the Swan Princess, and the King's Fable all undergo dark reversals. Beneath the sweet exterior lies a chilling survival rule. Featuring two strong male leads, logically sound puzzle-solving, a fast-paced and engaging storyline, and a stable 460,000+ word long-running serial, this book is packed with plot twists, horror, suspense, and a two-way flow. Fans of the fairy tale infinite flow genre absolutely must try this!

44. 94 大 Yi Shuo, the Han Dynasty’s Female Physician, and Huo Qubing, the Champion Marquis 大汉女国医义妁与冠军侯霍去病 A Lake of Misty Rain一湖烟雨Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted A story of mutual devotion, the Han Dynasty, Records of the Grand Historian, Book of Han, historical research, imagination, political intrigue, period drama, 1v1 romance, Huo Qubing, Emperor Wu of Han, the Xiongnu, medicine, childhood friends, and a female physician. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. Yi Shuo was the first female imperial physician in Chinese history to be recorded in the annals. There is no record of Huo Qubing having a wife, but records do mention that he had a son. The Han 147Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Sad words and unsettling historical narratives

45. 95 回 One Glance Back, A Thousand Years Gone 回眸一瞬已千年 A Lake of Misty Rain一湖烟雨Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted Body transmigration + soul transmigration + the whole family transmigrates + woman disguised as a man + meticulous historical research + a touch of sci-fi + political intrigue + not a wish-fulfillment story, nor a story about an all-powerful heroine + Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of Qin + a kind but imperfect heroine (readers who love formulaic wish-fulfillment stories, beware). An original story with no recycled tropes, where every plot thread connects. The heroine is an ordinary modern woman 196Reads8.4Score—14d adds
46. 96 属 The Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him 属于他的先生日记 Ci Nengsu赐能素Two Male Leads35k WordsCompleted (This is a story about the secondary couple. The main couple’s story, Pretending to Be a Couple, Becoming True Love, has a bonus ending where everyone gets a happy ending.) Mo Lie x Bai Ren [Two male leads + unrequited love + tragic ending + angst] Mo Jia x Mu Qingzhou To Mo Jia, falling for someone was a wonderful thing. But... The person he loved was a man. A man he was not allowed to love. If unrequited love was bitter, then for Mo Jia, it was something very, very sweet. What was the meaning 241Reads8.0Score10014d adds

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    Not a very good writing style 😳

47. 97 终 KO One: Cause and Effect 终极系列之因果 Purple Bauhinia Feather紫荆焉羽Female-Channel Fanfiction3.7M WordsCompleted Preface: Gods think they rule over humanity, when in truth, they are the ones abandoned by the world! All things give rise to and overcome one another! Good and evil have always coexisted! There is no absolute right or wrong in this world, only choices! Schemes, cunning, open clashes, and secret struggles all lead into the cycle of fate and cause and effect. It is nothing more than a feast of unnatural deaths! Excerpt: Wind: After giving up on protecting them, I face the world’s blame Fire: Mal 2.5kReads9.4Score17714d adds

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    It has a complete worldview, and can be viewed by both insiders and outsiders!

48. 98 这 He’s Clearly Powerful, Yet He Insists on Messing with His Loli Master 这个人明明很强却偏要坑萝莉师傅 A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Archmage Lin En transmigrated to another world. To keep the gods from treating him like a crop to be harvested, he disguised himself as a mage apprentice in Winter Spring Valley and decided to stay under the radar until he reached max level. But who could have guessed that his loli master could hear his thoughts? “Disciple, what do you think of this forbidden spell of mine?” [Kindergarten-level stuff. I don't even know if one splash of water could hurt anyone.] “Disciple, with five hundred more 31.2kReads9.6Score3.4k14d adds

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    He himself promised to make Nanako the first bride of the new world, but in the end, Nanako committed suicide for love. Reincarnation cannot escape reincarnation, time is trapped by time, and fate is bound by fate. The second book is a sequel to the first.

49. 99 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138kReads9.6Score16.9k14d adds
50. 100 杏 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 1kReads—Score10714d adds

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching; the male and female leads struggle their entire lives, yet it still ends in a tragic ending, which is truly painful. I cried buckets of tears, feeling so heartbroken and unable to move on! The second male lead is also very devoted, making the love triangle even more captivating. I love the author's subtle Chinese-style writing and melancholic tone.

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